Punch-Drunk Love

Ugh I want this film injected into my veins. This film is so gorgeous, darkly comedic and a genuine masterpiece. I love this film a lot, it’s incredible, smart, talented and honestly just genius. I need to own this film to be honest and I will…just don’t have it yet.  Punch Drunk Love is a great exploration into loneliness, rage and love. This entire film is insane..emotionally. It’s funny, sad and honestly just nuts! The camera work is brilliant too, it’s really well shot and it’s another amazing layer to this piece of cake. It’s very awkward but I think that’s what makes it so special? It’s so real and at times kinda relatable.  Barry is an interesting character as definitely my favourite Sandler character. I think he’s such a relatable character that really makes you feel seen at times. He’s very unique and in ways this feels like he’s in his own world and the other characters are trying to pry in, until he meets the right one that is.  At times it is kinda nuts what goes on in this film, not for the fact of being gross or shocking. Mostly for being down right bizarre!!! It’s funny because it’s kinda weird how strange some of these scenarios are for the situation. However it’s very PTA I feel, o haven’t seen ALL of his films yet but so far it’s very him. One thing that I LOVE about Barry is his crash outs, they are so justified and he’s so real for them. None of them are weird or anything, well depending on the person you ask. But it makes me think about how alienated the world feels to him in this film. In a way you’re watching from Barry’s perspective, the world is colourful, surreal and surrounded by people who don’t feel real. While everyone finds him weird and odd, I think that the pacing is extremely fast due to how much stress is going into the plot at times.  PTA does one thing in every film I’ve seen of his so far that is ALWAYS great, that is his scores. His scores are just immaculate on these films, they’re fast paced, work so well for each of them I swear. Unrelated but I hate the sisters in this film, they treat Barry like shit and I can’t tell if it’s another part of the film being against him causing more lash outs? Also the soundtracks are usually pretty solid, however the scores are always insane. To be honest I feel like this film is a “just watch it”, film. I don’t know if that makes sense but I mean it in a sense of the vibes are off the charts, just sit back, relax and watch the magic. Which take that with a grain of salt as it’s not for everyone. In the end I don’t know if I’ve managed to review this very well, as it’s a hard movie to just like sort of describe if that makes sense. It’s easier to watch it and see what you think of it. Also why is Barry so tuff in the last 20 minutes😭. Not to mention Phillip Seymour Hoffman ATE his little screen time in the end he was so funny/brilliant.